Job Description Summary

Job Description

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We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

Director of Launch Excellence, US Region Medication Management Solutions

Primary Functions:

This newly formed role will lead the vision and execution of US Region launch excellence and readiness for multi-year product launches within the MMS product portfolio.    The position will effectively develop, organize, and drive highly skilled cross-functional team to address market needs and activation of the commercial organization.  In addition, the role will create and drive go-to-market strategy and ensure successful commercial readiness . This high visibility leadership role will present frequently across various levels up to and including the MMS LT.

Executes a project or multiple projects of medium scale and moderate complexity by leading cross functional teams individually or with an additional project leader. Examples would include collaborating with Marketing and Sales to identify various product demand scenarios and identifying how Service and Operations would support those and associated strategic decision triggers.

Influences solutions to business problems.  Communicates and implements the strategic direction for the project/program team.  Demonstrates a working knowledge of business & market growth drivers & trends, influences business case development. 

Primary Focus and Success Factors for role: 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Cross-functional leader of the project and the core team

• Accountable for successful product launch; pre and post activities

• Creates and manages schedules and budgets

• Handles resourcing issues

• Resolves personal/team conflicts

• Reinforces business perspective throughout projects /process

• Applies business skills and judgment to significantly influence the business direction of the project. 

• Able to create and influence novel thinking of the team.

• Ability to communicate complex business issues completely, concisely, and effectively to enable high-quality decision making and drive cross-functional alignment.

• Has a thorough understanding of all functional work streams in a phase gate process and a vision of an integrated project plan.

• Finds and creates new avenues of excellence.  Self-starting and will take action without prompting or direction from others to solve problems. 

• Constantly looks for improvements in work processes and results by anticipating and dealing with problems and encouraging others to suggest innovations and improvements

• Represents the organization as the prime contact on contracts and projects.  Interacts with senior personnel on significant cross-Functional and cross-business matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

Scope of Responsibility Focused on Product Commercialization

• Executes a project or multiple projects of moderate to high complexity by leading cross functional teams individually or with an additional project leader

• Provides project status to the MMS Platform and Region Leadership Team for each phase of the project

• Execute to the business interests set by Program Champion

• Reinforces business perceptive and urgency throughout the program

• Responsible for the execution, quality, and results of his or her project and the success of the resulting product for the business or in the market.

• Demonstrate leadership, learning agility and action orientation when facing uncertainty. Instill confidence through leadership and actions.

• Interacts with functional managers and business leaders to communicate regarding critical project risks, questions or challenges.

• Challenges core team members, functional leaders and business leaders regarding functional and cross functional strategies and approaches to improve launch outcomes. Resolves team and cross-function